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Concerns are growing about the reliability of oil prices Motorists may have been paying too much for their fuel because bankers and other traders are likely to have manipulated oil prices in the same way they have rigged interest rates, an official report has suggested. Concerns are growing about the reliability of oil prices, after […]
The new Focus is kitted out with a smaller, more frugal engine that is nevertheless as powerful as the engine it replaces. Criss-crossing the Essex countryside in a Ford Focus cannot be described as an earth-shattering experience. In fact, the cost to the planet is really rather small. Little petrol is burnt by the car’s […]
Miles per gallon Figure leave buyers frustrated Official government fuel figures overstate just how many miles cars can do to the gallon, it has been claimed. Tests carried out on more than 60 cars showed every vehicle had a lower miles per gallon (MPG) figure than that given in Government statistics. What Car? magazine, which […]
The UK’s boast that it sells the cheapest petrol in Europe before tax is no longer true, according to the AA Fuel Price Report. Austria, which regulates fuel prices, has undercut the average pre-tax petrol price in Britain during 25 of the past 52 weeks. The AA claims this is even more remarkable when the […]
Pioneering British firm produces ‘ petrol from air ‘ in breakthrough that could solve the world’s energy crisis Institution of Mechanical Engineers hails the process as a potential ‘game changer’ in battle against climate change. Stockton-on-Tees-based Air Fuel Synthesis claims they can make petrol directly from water and carbon dioxide in the air. Within two […]
Diesel cars don’t save you money? Great diesel myth: They DON’T save you money and petrol models ‘are more economical for most makes of car’. It can take up to 14 years before diesel cars save the average driver money. Fuel can be almost 6p a litre more expensive than unleaded petrol Findings come as […]
Recession driving cars off the road The amount of petrol sold on UK forecourts has slumped this year, official figures have shown, as cash-strapped motorists cut down on their journeys. According to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), almost 500million fewer litres of petrol were sold between April and June compared to the […]
New research shows that UK motorists are thinking twice before they drive due to the high price of petrol. Affecting petrol sales. The Department of Energy and Climate Change says that between April and June almost half a billion fewer litres of petrol were sold than during the same period last year. This followed a […]
